Alfred Street fire destroys garage

Boat, vehicles, guns, ammo lost in blaze

5:32 AM,
Aug. 24, 2013

Fire at garage requires water from hydrant at Alfred and Pine.

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| Staff report

Seven fire departments, five tankers and about 25 firefighters responded to a garage fire on the 900 block of Alfred Street on Friday, said Tim Adams, of the South Zanesville Fire Department.

Adams said South Zanesville firefighters were headed back from another call when the fire was reported about 3:30 p.m. According to the Muskingum County auditor's website, the property is owned by Jan and Theresa Crawmer.

"We were headed back to the station and saw the smoke from a distance," Adams said. "The garage was engulfed when we arrived." ...